Chilkat Valley News - Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966

A $2.5 million upgrade of the planned Wells Bridge replacement and a certain amount of public support may be necessary for mines in the western Yukon...

Incumbent assembly member Joanne Waterman cruised by challenger Jim Studley and former City of Haines mayor Dave Berry topped Jono Greene for an open...

The Haines Borough School District steered a presentation by nature photographer Amy Gulick to two classrooms instead of a school-wide assembly after...

Head Start teachers, parents and volunteers gathered Sept. 21 to dedicate a playground two years in the making that statewide officials describe as a...

Candidates for Haines’ seat in the state House of Representatives and at least one candidate for state Senate have said they’ll attend a debate 7...

A dedication of the new Boy Scout camp at Mount Riley is set for noon Saturday, Oct. 13. Organizer Sean Gaffney said the event will include a hot dog...

The heat was back on at the Chilkat Center Wednesday, a relief for the 30 actors and actresses who’ve been bundled up for six weeks, rehearsing...

A Haines man who shot another man during an early-morning party Sept. 28 this week said he felt “horrible” about it. Frank Hickman Jr., 24,...

For the third time since 2004, Lynn Canal Conservation says it has evidence of Chilkat River Adventures tour company damaging fish habitat in the...

The Haines Chamber of Commerce holds its annual banquet and awards ceremony 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at the American Legion Hall. State Sen. Bert...

A recording of a July 4 encounter between resident Dean “Bear” Lari and officer Simon Ford played by Haines Borough police last week revealed new...

The Haines boys’ cross-country team placed 10th among 12 small schools at last weekend’s state championship at Bartlett High School in Anchorage....

As immediate measures to prevent further erosion of the slumping, Mount Ripinsky hillside, the Haines Borough will extend two drainage pipes,...

Alaska State Trooper Josh Bentz of Juneau and residents Andrea Nelson and Dave Folletti spent more than 13 hours on a log in the upper Chilkat River...

American Bald Eagle Foundation 2012 interns collaborated on a children’s coloring book of the organization’s 12 birds. Intern Claire Floyd, an...

Five Haines High School student speakers competed in the first Debate, Drama and Forensics meet of the season last weekend at Juneau’s Thunder...

Monday, Oct. 1 A caller reported skateboarders on Lutak Road hill. A vehicle was reported abandoned on North Sawmill Road. The owner was advised to...

A memorial service for lifelong resident Jan Harrington, 62, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chilkat Center, followed by a luncheon at the...

I must disagree with Tom Morphet’s editorial where he says serving in borough government is a privilege. I believe we should thank them. People choo...

I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone within the community of Haines for my actions that led me to be involved in a shooting of a moose out...

The Uglys of Haines would like to thank the Haines Emblem Club for their generous donation to the Uglys’ annual Halloween haunted house. Your...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair and Takshanuk Watershed Council thank the sponsors of the 2nd annual Raven’s Bowl Disc Golf Tournament for a...

Stop by the new HeadStart playground to see what volunteers still do in Haines.  The dedication last week unveiled a dream-come-true for so many. I...

When Sally Anderson and Michael Wald bought their property, there was an existing public prescriptive easement on the property. This easement was...

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the group effort of bringing together the vision of Sue Folletti’s Healing Pole. The goal was to...